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Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

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2019-01-10T14:50:01.247Z

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To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether (a) the United Arab
Emirates, (b) Kuwait, (c) Bahrain and (d) Egypt will be invited to send a delegation
to the defence and security equipment international exhibition on 10 to 13 September.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what
assessment he has made of the implications for his Department policies of (a) the
March 2019 The Children’s Society report entitled Nowhere to turn and (B) the finding
that since the devolution of crisis support in 2013, the number of people receiving
crisis support from either national or local government has reduced by 75 per cent.

<p>Local welfare provision was devolved to local authorities as the Government believes
that they’re best place to understand local priorities.</p><p>The Government has made
over £200 billion available to councils over this spending review to spend on local
services including local welfare provision.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether representatives from
Saudi Arabia (a) have been or (b) will be invited by the Government to send a delegation
to the Defence and Security Equipment International exhibition taking place at the
Excel Centre in London 10-13 September 2019.

<p>We are determined to tackle air pollution and reduce its impact on public health
and the environment.</p><p> </p><p>The government has committed £3.5bn to improve
air quality for the entire population.</p><p> </p><p>Emissions of toxic Nitrogen Oxides
have fallen by almost 29% since 2010 and are at their lowest level since records began,
but there remains more to do.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps have been taken
in the last six months to reduce the waiting time for transsexual youths at the Tavistock
Hospital Gender Identity Clinic.

<p>Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust is working with NHS England to develop
and implement measures to reduce waiting times. NHS England has increased funding
for the Trust’s Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) by around 150% since 2015/16,
but the Trust continues to face challenges in recruiting clinical staff in GIDs with
significant experience and expertise.</p><p>The service has trialled several initiatives
to provide support to young people who are referred, this includes - but is not limited
to:</p><p>- an ongoing recruitment drive;</p><p>- initiatives to actively manage the
waiting list offering consultations to local services in complex cases while they
wait for specialist input;</p><p>- consultation sessions with local mental health
services and group sessions with children under 10 years of age;</p><p>- regularly
reviewing communication around the waiting lists to equip young people with information
which is as accurate as possible about their wait;</p><p>- reviewing policies and
procedures around first appointments, for example looking at Did Not Attend (DNA)
policies to ensure those offered appointments to take them up;</p><p>- giving more
attention to clinically appropriate timely transitions between the Trust’s gender
identity service and adult services; and</p><p>- clinician operated ‘helpline’ for
urgent enquiries/concerns from young people, their families and referrers on the waiting
list.</p><p>NHS England has also committed to reviewing the service specification
for GIDS in 2019/20.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate
he has made of the volume of rooftop solar that has been deployed since the closure
of the Feed-In Tariff scheme and the Export Tariff.

<p>The number of domestic solar installations during April 2019 will be published
by BEIS on Thursday 30 May using information from the MCS (Microgeneration Certification
Scheme) installation database. These are provisional numbers which are subject to
revision in future publications.</p><p> </p><p>Solar photovoltaic deployment statistics
is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/solar-photovoltaics-deployment"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/solar-photovoltaics-deployment</a>.</p>

<p>The level of the minimum income threshold was set after considering advice from
the independent Migration Advisory Committee. The Supreme Court has endorsed the lawfulness
of this approach and agrees that the minimum income requirement strikes a fair balance
between the interests of UK citizens wishing to sponsor a non-EEA spouse and of the
community in general.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he
has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on ensuring the effective
recruitment of care workers from EU and non-EU countries to meet demand in the UK
in the event that the UK leaves the EU.

<p>In December 2018, the Government set out its proposals in “the UK’s future Skills-based
Immigration System” White Paper. The White Paper proposals include a new route for
skilled workers which will be open to anyone at RQF level 3 and above, irrespective
of where they are applying from. This route will not be capped allowing all of those
who meet our requirements to come to the UK.</p><p><br>The White Paper also includes
a transitional route for temporary workers which will be open to anyone from qualifying
countries, wishing to fill posi-tions at any skill level, for up to 12 months. We
do not intend to impose a cap on the number of people wishing to use the route.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department plans
to extend the the salary exemption for international nurses under the Tier 2 visa
process to citizens of the EEA in the event of the UK leaving the EU.

<p>We have been clear that we want all EU nationals, including those working in the
NHS and the care sector, to stay in the UK after we leave the EU.</p><p>In their report,
EEA migration in the UK, the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) recommended
maintaining the existing system of salary thresholds.</p><p>The Government has been
clear that we will undertake an extensive programme of engagement with a wide range
of stakeholders across the UK, including with the private, public and voluntary sector
and local government, as well as industry representatives and individual businesses
before taking a final decision on the level of salary thresholds.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions he
has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential effect
of future trade deals on the NHS.